Legal Opinion

State v. Mendoza

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided May 31, 1989No. 18273Published

1Opinion of the Court

774 P.2d 440 (1989)

108 N.M. 440

STATE of New Mexico, Petitioner,

v.

Wenseslado T. MENDOZA, Respondent.

No. 18273.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

May 31, 1989.

Hal Stratton, Atty. Gen., William McEuen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for petitioner.

Glen Williamson, Santa Fe, for respondent.

OPINION

STOWERS, Justice,

We granted certiorari to consider whether a stay of the proceedings to determine a defendant's competency to stand trial recommences the six-month speedy trial rule, SCRA 1986, 5-604, after a finding of competency.

The facts relevant to this case as set out in the court of appeals' opinion are as…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Ollie Melvin Hodges v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
  4. United States v. Gonzalo GonzalezCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  5. Grayless v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

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